Miniature rose plant named &#39;Poulpar088&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the miniature class which has abundant, red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar088’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, to an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2007 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpar088’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The female seed parent has flowers which are 100 mm in diameter, while the new variety has flowers which are 60 mm in diameter. The male pollen parent has small flowers, 40 to 50 mm in diameter.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant red flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpar088’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2007 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpar088’ was selected in the spring of 2008 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar088’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2008. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpar088’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpar088’. Specifically illustrated are open flowers, a cluster of open flowers, petals detached, leaves, flower buds at various stages of opening, and reproductive flower parts. Plants shown are one year old.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar088’, as observed in its growth in in a field nursery in Marion County, Oregon. Observed plants are one year old, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulhappy’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,483 are compared to ‘Poulpar088’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar088’ ‘Poulhappy’ Petal Count 80 25-30 Flower Diameter 60 mm 38 mm Coloration of Red Group 45A Red Group 46B upper petal surface

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 25 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 12 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red Group 46A.             Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 146D.             Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A with strong intonations of             Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape:             Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal             Margin: Margins have weak foliaceous appendages on three of             the five sepals. Sepal size: 20 mm long, 7 mm wide.             Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 7 mm in height, 7 mm             wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of             Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel:             Surface: Smooth. Length: 25 mm. Diameter: 3 mm on average.             Color: Greyed-Purple Group 185A. Strength: Strong.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             3 to 5 flower buds per stem.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: None. Duration: The blooms have a             duration on the plant of approximately 20 days. Petals fall             cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully matured.             Size: Flower diameter is 60 mm when open. Flower depth is             20 mm. Flower shape: Quartered-rosette, very double, with             many overlapping petals packed into quarter sections. Shape             of flower, side view: The upper portion is flattened convex.             The lower portion is concave.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 80 petals             total.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 45A.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals Upper surface: Red             Group 45A. Lower surface: Red Group 53B. Upon opening, inner             petals: Upper surface: Red Group 45A. Lower surface: Red             Group 53B. Basal petal spots, upon opening: Upper surface:             Yellow Group 4A. Lower surface: Yellow Group 4A. After             opening, outer petals Upper surface: Red Group 45A. Lower             surface: Red Group 53B. After opening, inner petals: Upper             surface: Red Group 45A. Lower surface: Red Group 53B. Basal             petal spots, after opening: Upper surface: Yellow Group 4A.             Lower surface: Yellow Group 4A.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Strong, bilateral. Margin: Entire and             uniform. No undulations. Shape: Broad elliptical. Apex             shape: Rounded. Base shape: Obtuse. Size: 21 mm (1)×25 mm             (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 15 mm (I) by 8 mm (w). Quantity: About 10             to 15. Shape: Elliptical. The base is acute and the apex is             rounded. Color: Upper surface is Red Group 45A. Lower             surface is Red Group 53B. Yellow Group 4A petal spot on             upper and lower surfaces.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 1 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 9B. Quantity: 40             on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 4D. Length: 3 mm.             Pistils: Length: 4 mm. Quantity: 25 on average. Stigmas:             Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160C. Styles: Color: Green-White             Group 157A. Location of stigmas: Superior in location             relative to the length of the filaments and the height of             the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 30 cm in height,             and 25 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A with             strong intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 189A. Mature             growth: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Length: On average, canes             are 13 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering             portion. Diameter: 4 mm. Internodes: On mature canes about             20 mm between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth.             Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 4 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 3 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Red Group 181A. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Red Group 181A.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 100 mm (1)×60 (w). Quantity: 3             to 4 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Color of juvenile             foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower side:             Yellow-Green Group 144B. Color of mature foliage: Upper             side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green             Group 147C.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 20 mm long, 10 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length:             30 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 147A. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 146C.             Rachis: Length: 35 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 147A with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 187A.             Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 146C. Observations:             Small prickles Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5 leaflets.             Margins: Serrated. Size: On average terminal leaflets are 35             mm long, 22 mm wide. Shape: Generally elliptical. Base:             Rounded. Apex: Cuspidate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness:             Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate.             Glossiness: Moderately glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora             sparsa, rust Phragmidium sps., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,             and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature rose class named ‘Poulpar088’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant red flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 